A night of heavy drinking can lead to a morning of heavy excuses. One common favorite? "It was the booze." But health blog the Body Odd points out a new study from that University of Missouri College of Arts and Sciences that suggests that you're actually quite aware of your alcohol-infused decisions, so booze might not be able to legitimately take the blame anymore.

Dr. Bruce Bartholow, the study's author, said: "It's not as though people do drunken things because they're not aware of their behavior, but rather they seem to be less bothered by the implications or consequences of their behavior than they normally would be." Basically, if you're drunk, you'll still be aware of your mistakes but you just won't care. The question of whether or not you can actually motivate yourself to care about the consequences is still up in the air, but hopefully this research will lead to an answer. For now, drinking a little too much is essentially creating a version of you who will be more than happy to make stupid choices. So, as always, drink safely.